The article focuses on London yet quotes figures for Heathrow's share of the UK market - not the same thing. This would be valid if all UK passengers used a London airport, which of course they don't. It does not consider the possibility that more of the 23 million pax at MAN or the 10 million at BHX may be people travelling long haul who historically would have gone through LHR but are now using the increasing number of direct services at MAN/BHX or at least routing through another hub. The same applies for Scotland and a little at NCL. A trawl through the CAA statistics in detail would reveal whether this assertion is correct, but it must be to some extent otherwise the new regional long haul would not be viable. If true, it supports those who question the need for a single UK hub in the south-east of England. We keep hearing that Heathrow is full but has managed to add 10 million pax per annum over the last 5 years. Not bad.